Legal Opinion

Snow v. Montesano Land Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1921No. 6 Div. 402PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Hugh A. Locke, Judge. Bill by Mary Ann iSnow against the Montesano Land Company and others to redeem land from execution sale. From a decree sustaining demurrers to the bill, complainant appeals. The court erred in sustaining the demurrers. 142 Ala. 590, 39 South. 174. It was not necessary, under the circumstances of this case, to allege a tender of the money to the original purchaser and its vendees.

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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Hugh A. Locke, Judge. Bill by Mary Ann iSnow against the Montesano Land Company and others to redeem land from execution sale. From a decree sustaining demurrers to the bill, complainant appeals. The court erred in sustaining the demurrers. 142 Ala. 590, 39 South. 174. It was not necessary, under the circumstances of this case, to allege a tender of the money to the original purchaser and its vendees. Section 5748, Code 1007; Acts 1911, p. 391. See, also, 205 Ala. 334, 87 South. 854; 200 Ala-382, 76 South. 298; 133 Ala. 389, 32 South. 602. It does…

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

The suit is for redemption, of real properties sold under execution and purchased by the Montesano Land Company on April 8, 1918, for the sujn of $10.Q0.

The bill filed April 7, 1920, made parties respondent the Montesano Land Company, Arthur C. Crowder, and B. M. Huey, averring that after the purchase of the lands by the land company a part thereof was respectively conveyed to Crowder and another part to Huey; that complainant “had no way of knowing what distribution is to be made of the redemption money, on the redemption by her,” and that, the “sum of $15 being the full amount of said…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Ivy v. HoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
  2. Powers v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
  3. Whiteman v. TaberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  4. Francis v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  5. Spoor v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Dewberry v. Bank of Standing RockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  2. Lee v. MacOn County BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  3. Johnson v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  4. Hargett v. Franklin CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  5. McDuffie v. FaulkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926

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